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2022-11-21 Arabia

The mountain of World Cup beer going to waste after Qatari royals' booze ban: Thousands of cans of Budweiser are piled up in warehouse after rulers ordered last-minute U-turn on selling alcohol at stadiums

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-11-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 one of the sponsors for the tournament

Do business in mohammed land, lose.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-11-21 03:30|| 2022-11-21 03:30|| Front Page Top

#2
No Surprise here.

What did Beer Sales VP idiot think?
That Qatar would bend a knee and change itself for a once in a lifetime sporting event, like some USA state would to get the Super Bowl.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-11-21 06:03|| 2022-11-21 06:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I believe there is an opportunity given the still significant presence of American facilities (targeted by Iran) near the Syrian border and ships in the Persian/Arabian Gulf to properly dispose of any surplus.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-11-21 07:36|| 2022-11-21 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Not a fan of futbol, would rather plunger a clogged toilet, but is A-B still a sponsor of this event after having the rug pulled?
If so, they are dumber than a bag of hammers.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2022-11-21 07:55|| 2022-11-21 07:55|| Front Page Top

#5 "The one beer to have if you were even allowed to have one..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-11-21 07:58|| 2022-11-21 07:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, it'll cut down on the futball hooligans. Maybe.

Posted by ed in texas 2022-11-21 09:11|| 2022-11-21 09:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Budweiser isn't beer. Throwing it out is a mercy to all humanity.

Posted by Angstrom 2022-11-21 10:13|| 2022-11-21 10:13|| Front Page Top

#8 In unrelated news the world cup will never be hosted by a Muslim nation again.

Isn't Qatar the one that is really friendly with Iran?

Posted by ruprecht 2022-11-21 12:14|| 2022-11-21 12:14|| Front Page Top

#9 That the beer was shipped into a local warehouse is proof of some level of agreement for sales during the event. The very last minute cancellation, after virtually all the tickets for the various events, parties, hotel rooms, etc, are finalzed, is a world-class bait-and-switch. Islamic virtue signaling and ruthless double-cross, brings to mind again the world-famous Kipling quote:
"And the end of the fight is a tombstone white, with the name of the late deceased, And the epitaph drear: A fool lies here who tried to hustle the East." Source: The Naulahka, ch. 5 (1892).

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-11-21 12:22|| 2022-11-21 12:22|| Front Page Top

#10 As William Burroughs said "When you do business with a religious son-of-a-bitch, always get it in writing, because his word is not worth sh*t. Not with God telling him how to f*ck you on the deal..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-11-21 12:28|| 2022-11-21 12:28|| Front Page Top

#11 "Budweiser will give the winning country all the beer prepared for the #QatarWorldCup2022 worth of €75 million."

That's one way to make sure that Germany won't win.

Posted by European Conservative 2022-11-21 12:51|| 2022-11-21 12:51|| Front Page Top

#12 But EC, Bud is owned by your Belgian allies in the EU, so your legitimate beer snobbery is insulting a friend?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-11-21 13:41|| 2022-11-21 13:41|| Front Page Top

#13 No. They also own Munich beers Löwenbräu and Spatenbräu, which aren't that much better.

Posted by European Conservative 2022-11-21 14:42|| 2022-11-21 14:42|| Front Page Top

#14 Nobody wants the Buttwiper.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-11-21 15:22|| 2022-11-21 15:22|| Front Page Top

#15 OK. Who were the fucking retards who ramped up production to sell beer in Qatar?

"Budweiser will give the winning country all the beer prepared for the #QatarWorldCup2022 worth of €75 million."

As if scoring points wasn't rare enough.

"Its the 34th minute of extra time and the midfielders just keep passing the ball back and forth to the other team across midfield. Wait...what's this?...the forwards have come back to midfield and taken possession....and are attacking their own goal! That does it, score, GOOOAAAAALLLL! And Saudia Arabia wins the world cup!"

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-11-21 15:26|| 2022-11-21 15:26|| Front Page Top

#16 Not many people seem to care about this World Cup. Something I have never seen.

Compare this with the enthusiasm created by the first NFL game in Munich Allianz Arena.

Posted by European Conservative 2022-11-21 15:32|| 2022-11-21 15:32|| Front Page Top

#17 ^ Hey, I'm watching, but I would so much rather that the Cup not be in Qatar.

Posted by Matt 2022-11-21 15:53|| 2022-11-21 15:53|| Front Page Top

#18 If you're stupid enough to go to Qatar and expect to do your usual shit, then you need to stop drinking.

Posted by Chris 2022-11-21 16:59|| 2022-11-21 16:59|| Front Page Top

#19 Given my heritage, I'm a 16th generation American of Anglosphere descent, I ought to be rooting for the USA in the upcoming match with Wales, but given the woke BS of changing the team USA logo to the tranny colors, it pushed me over the edge, Yma o Hyd, CYMRU AM BYTH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llkwpwdk2ro

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-11-21 17:12|| 2022-11-21 17:12|| Front Page Top

#20 Hey, I'm watching, but I would so much rather that the Cup not be in Qatar.

I was totally excited, for these very articles wokesters vs. reality.

Corporate arrogance. The Coward's hypocrisy. Threats of vigilante violence. Most exciting cup ever, and hasn't even started.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-11-21 18:25|| 2022-11-21 18:25|| Front Page Top

#21 So, is there an actual sporting event associated with this drama queen tag team? Or is this the real entertainment?

Posted by ed in texas 2022-11-21 19:12|| 2022-11-21 19:12|| Front Page Top

#22 As a solution, I recommend tying a large barge next to Qatar we’re fans with no standards can drink Bud without defiling their crappy country. If you pick the correct barge, there will be no need to empty the porta—John’s.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-11-21 20:16|| 2022-11-21 20:16|| Front Page Top

#23 Or is this the real entertainment?

Let us not forget the on-field soap opera, "Dives of Our Lives".

Posted by SteveS 2022-11-21 20:34|| 2022-11-21 20:34|| Front Page Top

#24 #19 Welsh rugby is more lost than that god awful hooligan sport

Spent quite a few days playing in Cwmbran, Monthmouth, Pontypool

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/63687627

Posted by Beavis 2022-11-21 20:41|| 2022-11-21 20:41|| Front Page Top

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